Journal

What I’ve been doing recently, a blog, a scrapbook, and a place to show what I am currently listening to and watching. It’s also a bit of playground to grab data from a few services I like.

Recent changes
  1. Update eleventy to v3

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Writing

I try my best to write down a few thoughts each year, but I won’t hold myself too accountable.

  1. Nº 18

    Nobody wants to use any software

    Note

    16 Aug 2024

  2. Nº 17

    The time for designers to learn to code is now

    Note

    12 Jul 2024

  3. Nº 16

    Sharing online as an activity

    Note

    21 Jun 2024

  4. Nº 15

    How I collect & create bookmarks

    Post

    15 Jun 2024

  5. Nº 14

    My favourite albums of 2023

    Post

    08 Dec 2023

  6. Nº 13

    The fundamental shift

    Note

    13 Jun 2023

  7. Nº 12

    Reading your README

    Note

    23 Mar 2023

  8. Nº 11

    Yes, printers are complicated

    Note

    05 Mar 2023

  9. Nº 10

    A future of design work with AI

    Note

    04 Mar 2023

  10. Nº 9

    Good Case Studies

    Post

    25 Jul 2021

  11. Nº 8

    My definition of a good MVP

    Post

    15 May 2021

  12. Nº 7

    Using a notebook as a task manager

    Post

    02 May 2021

  13. Nº 6

    The Window

    Post

    10 Jan 2021

  14. Nº 5

    Please remember this feeling

    Post

    23 Oct 2020

  15. Nº 4

    Writing daily & weekly project updates

    Post

    16 Oct 2020

  16. Nº 3

    RSS is calm

    Post

    05 Oct 2020

  17. Nº 2

    Bringing the fun back to our screens

    Post

    29 Sep 2020

  18. Nº 1

    IKEA Bekant Standing Desk: Personal Review

    Post

    21 Sep 2020

Listening

I listen to music, mostly while I work, or walk. I use Apple Music and I collect the stats with last.fm.

Top albums (3 months)

  1. Manning Fireworks

    MJ Lenderman

  2. Thanks, Sorry!

    Jeff Rosenstock

  3. Romance

    Fontaines D.C.

  4. The Gloss

    Cola

  5. This Could Be Texas

    English Teacher

Top artists (3 months)

  1. Jeff Rosenstock

    72 plays

  2. MJ Lenderman

    56 plays

  3. The National

    34 plays

  4. The Beths

    30 plays

  5. Bloc Party

    26 plays

Reading

The books I’m reading, and the books I want to read next. You can see more on Literal.

  1. Moving Pictures

    Reading now

    Moving Pictures
  2. Drunk Tank Pink

    Want to read

    Drunk Tank Pink
  3. Uncanny Valley

    Want to read

    Uncanny Valley
  4. Smoke and Mirrors

    Want to read

    Smoke and Mirrors
  5. Ruined by Design

    Want to read

    Ruined by Design
  6. Extremely Online

    Want to read

    Extremely Online

Watching

The last 6 movies that I’ve watched and (hopefully) enjoyed, I record the ratings with Letterboxd.

  1. Burn After Reading

    Rating: ★★★★ ½

    Burn After Reading
  2. Fantastic Mr. Fox

    Rating: ★★★★★

    Fantastic Mr. Fox
  3. Rebel Ridge

    Rating: ★★★★★

    Rebel Ridge
  4. The Bikeriders

    Rating: ★★★★

    The Bikeriders
  5. Inside Out 2

    Rating: ★★★★

    Inside Out 2
  6. Pig

    Rating: ★★★★

    Pig

Scrapbook

This is the last 50 images that have caught my eye. I collect them using Savee, a Pinterest alternative.

Each image is copyright of its respective owner. Reasonable effort has been made to retain the source information, although this has not always been possible. Image sources are provided (if known).

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Photo by HASTE on July 15, 2024. May be an image of digital watch, portable cassette player, belt buckle, timer and text that says '0000 0000 APW O PRN123456'. Source
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Photo by SERIFA on December 21, 2023. Source
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Photo by tomorrow.type.today on September 04, 2020. Image may contain: text that says 'Pillar Arch D'. Source
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Photo by UNSTATED on August 26, 2024. May be an image of text. Source
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AI image generated by Ana do Amaral Source
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TYPOGRAPHOLOGY | Are.na Source
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Blue Lagoon Mono - Print Club London Source
a portrait of a woman rendered in Art Deco style, shown lounging with a large bouquet of flowers in a white dress, with a red stole Source
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TYPO LOGO THAT SLAPS | Are.na Source
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Photo by Paul Howse on July 28, 2024. May be an image of text. Source
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SR-01 — Analog Saturation Device – Superlunar Source
SR-01 — Analog Saturation Device – Superlunar Source
Brand New: New Logo and Identity for Nelle Atelier by Trackmeet Source
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left: chunks of coal including an embedded section of layered of aquamarine glass. right: chunks of coal and glass in a wooden box on the floor of a gallery space Source
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Photo by Type Department by Type 01 on March 22, 2024. May be a graphic. Source
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devices - epidemic sound — Studio Kleiner Source
devices - epidemic sound — Studio Kleiner Source
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And Repeat Source
And Repeat Source
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Photo by David Mascha on March 13, 2024. May be a graphic of poster. Source